Global InformationFortunate Mafeta Phaka information
Fortunate Mafeta Phaka | |
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| Born | 12 July 1987 Mamelodi, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Other names | The Scribe |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa
North-West University Hasselt University |
| Awards | Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans (2016)
South African Breweries Environmental Media Awards and Environmentalist of the Year (2019) Mail & Guardian Greening the Future Award (2022) Golden Shield Heritage Award (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Herpetology
Environmental science Biocultural diversity research |
| Thesis | Biocultural diversity of herpetofauna in South Africa: State and relevance as a science-based policy tool for conservation and social inclusion (2022) |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis du Preez, Jean Hugè and Maarten Vanhove |
Fortunate Phaka (born July 12, 1987, in Mamelodi) is a South African environmental scientist, author, environmental television producer and science communicator. He is best known for research focused on herptiles, studying the relationship between biodiversity and people's cultural diversity, and writing South Africa's first comprehensive wildlife guide for frogs to be jointly published in an Indigenous language (IsiZulu) and English. His academic affiliations for postdoctoral research are with South Africa's North-West University and the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, as well as Belgium's Hasselt University.[1][2][3] Phaka is also on the board of directors for Youth 4 African Wildlife, a youth-focused wildlife conservation non-profit organisation operating in Southern Africa.[4] Phaka also has a superhero scientist, called The Scribe,[5] based on him and his work.
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